英語(yǔ)發(fā)展日新月異,新詞不斷涌現(xiàn)。所以,與時(shí)俱進(jìn),掌握最新流行詞匯至關(guān)重要。
John: Hello. Youre listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Im John.
Helen: And Im Helen.
John: Here on Real English, you can learn words and phrases which you might not find in your dictionary.
Helen: Thats right. 希望您在今天的地道英語(yǔ)節(jié)目中能學(xué)到一些平時(shí)在字典里找不到的英語(yǔ)表達(dá)。So, whats our interesting phrase of the day?
John: Today were going to learn about rats.
Helen: Oh no, rats 老鼠,Im very scared of rats. 為什么我們今天要談老鼠???
John: Well, were not just talking about rats, were talking about being a love-rat.
Helen: I dont find rats lovely at all. 愛(ài)情老鼠 love-rat, 聽起來(lái)我就全身不舒服。
John: I know how you feel. Love rats are terrible, theyre people who cheat on their partners, and theyre quite often men.
Helen: 這么說(shuō) love-rat 愛(ài)情老鼠的真正意思就是愛(ài)情騙子,指那些經(jīng)常在戀人背后出軌的人。Lets hear an example.
Example
A: Have you read the story on Britains biggest love-rat in the papers this morning?
B: No, not yet. What did it say?
A: Well, apparently Britains biggest love-rat has 12 children with 12 different women, all of whom he has cheated on at least five times.
B: Thats disgraceful. He shouldnt be getting away with it.
John: We also hear the expression love-rat used quite often in popular newspapers.
Helen: 愛(ài)情老鼠這個(gè)表達(dá)也經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)在那些通俗小報(bào)上。
John: Have you ever met someone who's a love-rat, Helen?
Helen: Not yet, how about you?
John: Yes, I've met people who just can't stop cheating on their partners. They're love-rats and they're getting away with it.
Helen: 好了,我們今天的地道英語(yǔ)就到這兒.
John: See you soon.
Helen: See you, bye.